Alan Willey
Forward, Football player
1956 –
Who is Alan Willey?
Alan Willey was a soccer player originally from England who spent most of his playing career in the United States. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
The second-leading goal scorer in the history of the NASL, Alan played most of his career with the Minnesota Kicks and was inducted to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003.
Willey began his career with English football club, Middlesbrough in 1974. In the NASL he played for the Minnesota Kicks, the Montreal Manic and the Minnesota Strikers.
He finished his NASL career with 129 goals in 238 games and an additional 13 goals in 26 play-off games. He memorably scored five goals in a play-off game against the New York Cosmos in 1978. His nickname was 'The Artful Dodger'.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1956
Houghton-le-Spring - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Houghton-le-Spring
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on July 23, 2013
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